Oct 2005 Nishnawbe
Women in Leadership Project begins.
Activities: a public education campaign to promote women's
participation in leadership. Project featured current aboriginal
women leaders. Development of a First Nation Women's Election
Handbook (Running in First Nations Elections).

June 2005 Equay-wuk receives an Honourable
Mention Award from the Ontario Federal Council (OFC),
Leadership through Collaboration Award. Award given for
achievements and collaboration on the self government projects
with the Status of Women Canada (Lisa:) and Department of
Canadian Heritage (Paul:).

November 22-26, 2004The
first ever NAN Women's Gatheringwas
held in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Between 62 -111 persons attended
women's gathering. The
event was hosted by Equay-wuk (Women's Group) and the Nishnawbe
Aski Nation (NAN). Formation of the NAN Women's Council and the
Eastern NAN Women's Group. * Representation of women in
leadership: 24% of Chiefs and Councillors in NAN are
women

April 27-29, 2004Eastern
NAN Women & Self Government
Workshop, Timmins, Ontario. Election and
formation of the Eastern Women's Support Group.

July 29-31, 2003 Women's Working
Group Reps (East and West) make presentations at the Nishnawbe
Aski Nation Chiefs Keewaywin Conference held in Ginoogaming &
Long Lake 58 First Nations. NAN Chiefs pass NAN resolution 03/82
to "allow involvement of women's reps
in the decision-making process of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation".
NAN Resolution 03/75 passed by the Chiefs to support the
continued work by Equay-wuk to seek funding to organize women in
the eastern NAN region to participate in the Women's Working
Group at NAN, to provide self govt workshops, to organize a
gathering of eastern women. Upon the Western women rep's
recommendation, the proposed NAN Elders Council will be composed
of an equal number of men and women.

August 6-8, 2002 Equay-wuk/NAN
Women's Working Group Delegation attend the NAN Chiefs
meeting at the Keewaywin Conference held at Chapleau Cree &
Brunswick House First Nations. * Representation of women in
leadership: 21% of Chiefs and Councillors in NAN are
women

2001-2 Self
Government workshops continue. Survey of womens issues to
Equay-wuk members. Development of a Working
Group on women and self government issues.

2000 Development of a Training
Manual for Educating and Empowering Nishnawbe Women on Self
Government Initiatives. Distributed to
women from 30 First Nation communities. * Representation of women
in leadership: 15% of Chiefs and Councillors in NAN are
women

1999 Equay-wuk begins the Nishnawbe
Aski Women Participate in First Nations Self GovernmentProject.
Workshops provide education and awareness about Nishnawbe Aski
Nations (NAN) Self Government initiative to women from 30
remote First Nation communities. * Representation of women in
leadership: 12% of Chiefs and Councillors in NAN are
women

1998 Barriers to womens
participation in First Nations governing structures were
identified during the Leadership for the Future
Forum.

1992 Developing
Partnerships between Women and Political Leadership
Conference exposed and addressed the need for
women to participate in First Nations Self Government.